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Kirkwook, Kirkwood

Kirkwood

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Kirkwood Ski Resort Guide

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Kirkwood Ski Resort Guide

Kirkwook, Kirkwood photo

Photo credit: Marcelo Almeida

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Latest Snow Report

Issued: 18 May

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  • Off-piste: –

Today’s Weather (2682 m)

AM
clear
10 WNW10
 5 °C F-Level
3350 m
PM
clear
15 W15
 7 °C F-Level
3450 m
night
clear
10 NW10
 4 °C F-Level
3150 m

With a base elevation of 7,800 feet, Kirkwood is the highest starting point of any major resort in Lake Tahoe. Kirkwood catches the best snowstorms coming its way. There are 2,300 acres for skiing and riding and a new quad called the Cornice Express. Kirkwood has 110 condos within walking distance and 20,000 rooms at S. Lake Tahoe (studios through to 3-bedroom units.) No camper facilities.

Resorts close to Kirkwood include: Sierra at Tahoe (17 km), Bear Valley (21 km), Heavenly (31 km), Homewood Mountain Resort (46 km), Granlibakken (54 km),


Kirkwood Location Maps

Kirkwood Location Map

All Kirkwood Resort Stats

Piste info

  • Trails (Pistes): 72
  • Beginner: 15%
  • Intermediate: 50%
  • Advanced: 35%
  • Cross-country: 80 km
  • Snowmaking: 6%
  • Acres of ski: 2300
  • Terrain Parks: 2
  • Halfpipes: 1

Social

  • Restaurants: 5
  • Bars: 5
  • Slopeside accommodation: Y

Mountain info

  • Summit: 2987 m
  • Vertical Drop: 610 m
  • Base: 007

Lifts

  • Draglifts: 4
  • Chairlifts: 10
  • Gondolas / Cable Cars: -
  • Toplift: m

Travel
  • Season opens: 16 Nov 2012
  • Season closes: 21 Apr 2013



Visitor Reviews of Kirkwood


Kim from United Kingdom writes:

I skied the spring of 2008. Chad Paeglows review of Kirkwood is very comprehensive so I won't go into much detail except to say:
1. It is phenomenally good value. Spring pass was 99 bucks.
2. Lots of the terrain is terrifying. Kirkwood is the place to sharpen you ski skills and learn to jump if you think you're an advanced skier. There are 100s of jumps ranging from Hollywood Hip, a rollover under lift 6 which pretty much any decent skier could hit, to Hospital, a 100 ft cliff drop that gets hit by a couple of maniacs per year on a big powder day. Most people should be able to find a few jumps of their level.
3. There is virtually zero apres-ski.
4. It's a short mountain.

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